Jan. 30, 2012

Americans barred from leaving Egypt seek refuge at US embassy in Cairo
Ben Quinn and agencies, The Guardian, 1/30/2012

Vote for African Union’s Leader Hits Stalemate
Lydia Pohlgreen, New York Times, 1/30/2012

Senegalese President's Decision to Run for Re-election Provokes Protests
VOA News, 1/30/2012

China puts space-age seal on African role
William Wallis, Financial Times, 1/30/2012

African Union looks East
Heather Murdock, Global Post, 1/30/2012

China pledges more aid for Africa even after workers go missing
David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 1/30/2012

South Africa postpones Nigeria terror suspect trial
AFP, Google, 1/30/2012

Hershey to invest $10M in Africa, buy sustainable cocoa
Jim T. Ryan, Central Penn Business Journal, 1/30/2012

Jan. 29, 2012

18th AU Summit opens in Ethiopia
Xinhuanet, 1/29/2012 (v)

African Union Summit Ends Monday
Peter Clottey, VOA, 1/29/2012

American workers for pro-democracy organizations in Cairo take shelter at U.S. embassy
Ernesto Londoño and William Wan, Washington Post, 1/29/2012

Senegalese court spurns appeal, rules president can seek re-election
CNN, 1/30/2012

Jan. 28, 2012

Senegal opposition urges more "resistance" after riots
Diadie Ba, Reuters, 1/28/2012

Inauguration of New AU Headquarters Celebrates China's Rise in Africa
Peter Heinlein, VOA, 1/28/2012

In Egypt, surprises a year into revolution
David Rosenberg, Jerusalem Post, 1/28/2012

Kano schools empty after Nigeria attacks
Mark Lobel, BBC News, 1/28/2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Ethiopia: Troops Will Remain in Somalia Until Reinforcements From African Union Arrive
Reuters, New York Times, 1/27/2012

Nigeria: Militant Leader Pledges Bombing Campaign
Associated Press, New York Times, 1/27/2012

Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again
Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 1/27/2012

In Libya, rebels still dominate Tripoli streets
Alice Fordham, Washington Post, 1/27/2012

Abused Egyptian female protesters fight back
Clarissa Ward, CBS News, 1/27/2012

Europe Crisis Stifling Remittances, African Central Bankers Say
Tal Barak Harif and Paul Richardson, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/27/2012

Drought in West Africa threatens millions
Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail, 1/27/2012

Sudan Accused of Cutting Off Civilian Escape Route
VOA News blogs, 1/27/2012

South Sudan's high-stakes oil politics
Daily Maverick, 1/27/2012

Jan. 26, 2012

Zimbabwe: Mujuru murder mystery deepens
Simon Allison, Daily Maverick, 1/26/2012

Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk
Tim Cocks, Joe Brock and Felix Onuah, Reuters, 1/26/2012

Jan. 25, 2011

Egyptians Show Mix of Jubilation, Anger to Mark Anniversary
Online Wall Street Journal, 1/26/2012

UN concerns over Libya militias and secret detention
BBC News, 1/25/2012 (v)

Former Gaddafi stronghold revolts against Tripoli
Oliver Holmes, Reuters, 1/24/2012

Nigeria: Terrorist Attacks Prompt Shake-Up of Police Leadership
Reuters, New York Times, 1/25/2012

Media Group Says Reporters Face Restrictions in Much of Africa
Cathy Majtenyi, VOA News, 1/25/2012

Sahel set to suffer the consequences of famine fatigue
Daily Maverick, 1/25/2012

Jan. 24,2011

Economic Potholes Add Dangers on Egypt’s New Political Path
David Kirkpatrick and Mayy El-Sheikh, New York Times, 1/24/2012

Pro-Government Libyan Militia Routed From a Qaddafi Bastion
Liam Stack, New York Times, 1/24/2012

Kenyans face trials over election deaths
Associated Press, Boston Globe, 1/24/2012

South African mediator says rival Madagascar leaders “irresponsible”
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/24/2012

Somalia may be Kenya's Afghanistan, but its army doesn't get it
Simon Allison, Daily Maverick, 1/24/2012

Jan. 23, 2011

Islamist elected speaker of new Egypt parliament
CBS News, 1/23/2012

Kenyan presidential hopefuls to face war crimes court
Sara Webb and James Macharia, Reuters, 1/23/2012

Nigeria: Toll Rises and New Attacks Are Foiled in City
Agence France-Press, New York Times, 1/23/2012

Nigerian police find bomb-filled cars in Kano
Mike Oboh and Ibrahim Mshelizza, Reuters, 1/23/2012

Gaddafi loyalists attack on town denied
Herald Sun (Australia), 1/24/2012

Egypt struggling a year after Mubarak's overthrow
Sarah Lynch, USA Today, 1/23/2012

Jan. 22, 2012

In Egypt, Signs of Accord Between Military Council and Islamists
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/22/2012

Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria's Kano
Mike Oboh, Reuters, 1/22/2012

Libya Protests Spur Shake-Up in Interim Government
Liam Stack, New York Times, 1/22/2012

Mubarak's attorney says his client is still president
Leila Fadhel, 1/22/2012

ICC to rule on top Kenyans' trial
Jan Hannop, AFP, Google, 1/22/2012

Jan. 21, 2012

Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150
Aminu Abubakar and Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times,1/21/2012

Kano bombings claim 162 lives…more attacks coming – Boko Haram Spokesman
Vanguard, 1/21/2012

Islamists Win 70% of Seats in the Egyptian Parliament
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/21/2012

Egypt's Islamist parties win elections to parliament
BBC News, 1/21/2012
Mubarak had no role in Israel gas deal: lawyer
Reuters, 1/21/2012

Ousted Leader Is Thwarted in a Return to Madagascar
Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, 1/21/2012

Joy then outrage as Madagascar ex-president's plane U-turns
Joshua Howat Berger, AFP, Google, 1/21/2012

Protesters storm Libyan government HQ in Benghazi
Mohammad Al Tommy, Reuters, 1/22/2012

Rhino Poaching in South Africa: Fighting Fire with Fire
Darren Taylor, VOA News, 1/21/2012

Jan. 20, 2012

Nigeria violence: Curfew in Kano after deadly blasts
BBC News, 1/21/2012

Peacekeepers push Somali insurgents
Associated Press, Boston Globe, 1/21/2012

Attacks on women in trousers, miniskirts spark protest in Malawi
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/20/2012

Jan. 19, 2012

Nigeria puts $310,000 bounty on escaped bomb suspect
Reuters, 1/19/2012

Egyptian frustration as tourists stay away
Jack Shenker, The Guardian, 1/19/2012

Minister: Egypt open for business
Tim Devaney, Washington Post, 1/19/2012

Cameroon region concerned about Islamist militants
Tapang Ivo Tanku, CNN, 1/19/2012

At least 5 killed in southeast Africa floods
Reuters, 1/19/2012

East Africa Considers Modeling a Currency on the Euro
Clark Boyd, The World, 1/19/2012

WEST AFRICA: The downside of foreign land acquisitions
IRIN News, 1/19/2012

Jan. 18, 2012

Mubarak Prosecutors Face Criticism
Online Wall Street Journal, 1/18/2012

Jan. 17, 2012

Foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia
Reuters, The Guardian, 1/17/2012

Mubarak Prosecutors Face Criticism
Matt Bradley, Online Wall Street Journal, 1/18/2012

Uncertainty troubles Nigeria after fuel subsidy strike is halted
Nima Elbagir, CNN, 1/17/2012

Chevron: Rig catches fire off Nigeria's delta
CBS News, 1/16/2012

US promotes democracy with suddenly important Togo
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press, Google, 1/17/2012

East Africa's drought: the avoidable disaster
The Guardian, 1/17/2012

Jan. 16, 2011

Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation
Clair MacDougall, Christian Science Monitor, 1/16/2012

Libya militias clash in Gharyan near Tripoli
Gabriel Gatehouse, BBC News, 1/16/2012

Libya clashes end with prisoner swap, ceasefire
Ahram Online, 1/16/2012

Egypt's next parliament to be led by Islamist
Leila Fadel and Ingy Hassieb, Washington Post, 1/16/2012

US seeks stronger democracies, partners in Africa
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press, boston.com, 1/16/2012

Rhino poaching up in South Africa
UPI Science News, 1/16/2012

Nigeria strikes no imminent threat to oil sector
Market Watch, 1/16/2012

War With Somali Militant Groups Puts Kenyans on High Alert
Stella Ndugire-Mbugua, Global Press Institute, 1/18/2012

Jan. 15, 2012

Hoarding Is Seen as Cause of Fuel Shortage in Egypt
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/15/2012

The Butchers Of Nigeria
Wole Solynka, The Daily Beast, 1/16/2012

Late-Night Talks End as Nigeria Fuel Strike Looms
Jon Gambrell, ABC News, 1/16/2012

Jan. 14, 2011

Tunisia marks 1st anniversary of Arab Spring
USA Today, 1/14/2012

Mohamed ElBaradei drops bid for Egyptian president
David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, SFGate, 1/14/2012

Egypt: one year on, the young heroes of Tahrir Square feel a chill wind
Peter Beaumont, The Observer, 1/14/2012

Nigerian Government, Unions Fail to Agree Deal to End Strike
Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/14/2012

Nigerian oil workers threaten to cut off oil supplies; US gasoline prices could rise
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/13/2012

Jan. 13, 2012

Carter: Egypt's Parties Want Power Over Military
Sarah El Deeb, ABC News, 1/13/2012

Muslim Brotherhood enters uncharted territory
Alastair Beach, The Independent, 1/13/2012

S.Sudan warns pipeline may shut due to blockade
Hereward Holland, Reuters, 1/13/2012

Is Nigeria on the brink after north-south clashes?
BBC News, 1/13/2012

Gasoline tankers unable to deliver to Nigeria-sources
Reuters, 1/13/2012
Subsidy war: Expect mother of all strikes from Monday –– Labour
Yusuf Alli, The Nation, 1/14/2012

Jan. 12, 2012

ICRC suspends aid distribution in Somalia
CNN, 1/13/2012

Somalia: Rebels Attack Kenya
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 1/12/2012

Nigerian union orders oil shutdown from Sunday
Tim Cocks and Felix Onuah, Reuters, 1/12/2012

Illegal South African rhino killings hit record high
David Smith, The Guardian, 1/12/2012

Africa begins to rise above aid as the domestic private sector becomes the engine of growth
Newstime Africa, 1/12/2012

Somali Pirates Attack Spanish Warship and Lose
ABC News, 1/12/2012

Jan. 11, 2011

Nigeria Torn by Rising Religious Violence
Drew Hinshaw, Online Wall Street Journal, 1/12/2012

Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video
Joe Brock, Reuters, 1/11/2012

Man burns to death during protests in Lagos
Ayo Okulaja, Radio Netherlands, 1/11/2012

Top US official in talks with Muslim Brothers
Oren Kessler, Jerusalem Post, 1/11/2012

Pirate attacks around Horn of Africa sliced nearly in half
Jim Michaels, USA Today, 1/11/2012

China keen to cooperate with West in Africa
China Daily, 1/12/2012

Jan. 10, 2011

Stampede Highlights Crisis at South African Universities
Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, 1/10/2012

Deadly enrolment stampede at S African uni
Ginny Stein, ABC (Australia), 1/11/2012

Nigeria violence: Deadly gun attack on bar in Yobe
BBC News, 1/10/2012

Killings Roil Nigeria As Strike Intensifies
Online Wall Street Journal, 1/10/2012
Nigeria sliding towards civil war: Soyinka
AFP, Reuters, Times Live, Zambia, 1/11/2012

Political Islam Without Oil
Thomas Friedman, New York Times, 1/10/2012 (o)

Jan. 9, 2011

Guinea-Bissau president dies
3news, New Zealand, 1/10/2012

Egyptian Islamist party backs down from demand to form government
Leila Fadel, Washington Post, 1/9/2012

Egypt's Brotherhood treads carefully after victory
Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press, Google, 1/9/2012

South Africa’s Century-Old ANC Vows to Quash Internal Rifts
Franz Wild and Mike Cohen, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/9/2012

Boko Haram and U.S. plans in Africa
UPI, 1/9/2012

Strike over fuel prices paralyzes oil-rich Nigeria
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, Times Union, 1/9/2012

Fuel price protesters march in Nigeria
Joel Olatunde Agoi, ninemsn.com, 1/9/2012

New Jersey Concert Promoters Kidnapped In Africa Over Nas No-Show
Jamie Feldmar, The Gothamist, 1/9/2012

Jan. 8, 2011

Snapped Bungee Plunges Tourist Into African River
Associated Press, ABC News, 1/9/2012

Thousands gather to celebrate ANC centenary
Ginny Stein, ABC News (Australia), 1/9/2012

Nigeria lawmakers move against president over doubled gasoline prices ahead of national strike
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/8/2012

China broadens cooperation with Africa
Xinhuanet, 1/8/2012

Danish warship captures suspected pirate mothership, frees 14 people off the Horn of Africa
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/8/2012

Nigeria president fears some officials back Boko Haram
BBC News, 1/8/2012

Nigeria’s president: Fight against Islamist sect ‘worse’ than civil war that saw 1M killed
Associated Press, Washington Post, 1/8/2012

Egyptian Islamic parties to secure big majority
Michael Jansen, Irish Times, 1/9/2012

U.N. refugee chief: 'Stand by South Sudan'
CNN, 1/8/2012

Jan. 7, 2012

New Sectarian Attacks in Nigeria Kill at Least 13 People
Associated Press, New York Times, 1/7/2012

Anti-Violence Curfew Imposed in Nigeria's Adamawa State
VOA News, 1/7/2012
Nigerian sect kills 15; Christians vow defense
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, Google, 1/7/2012

Egypt's Coptic pope celebrates Christmas with call for unity
David Shariatmadari and Damien Pearse, The Guardian, 1/7/2012

Kenya terror plot may be 'in final stages'
BBC News, 1/7/2011 (v)

'al-Shabaab' fighters defect as Kenyans intensify operations
Chrispinus Omar and Ronald Njoroge, Xinhua, Coastweek, 1/7/2012

'Major emergency operation' after S.Sudan violence
Jason Straziuso, Associated Press, Google, 1/7/2012

Libyan students return to Gadhafi-free schools
USA Today, 1/7/2012

ANC at 100: 'This isn't a celebration for us. What have we got to celebrate?'
Aislinn Laing, The Telegraph, 1/7/2012

Jan. 6, 2012

Killings of Christians, Protests Roil Nigeria
Drew Hinshaw, Online Wall Street Journal, 1/7/2012

Nigeria Christians hit by fresh Islamist attacks
BBC News, 1/6/2012

Accounts Emerge in South Sudan of 3,000 Deaths in Ethnic Violence
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 1/6/2012

South Sudanese 'massacred' after fleeing Pibor
BBC News, 1/3/2012
UN to Assist Victims of Ethnic Violence in South Sudan
Lisa Schlein, VOA News, 1/6/2012

One hundred years of South Africa’s ANC - the good, the not so good and the ugly
Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail, 1/6/12

South Africa's Jacob Zuma under pressure as ANC turns 100
BBC News, 1/6/2012

Jan. 5, 2012

Egyptian Prosecutors Call for Mubarak to Be Hanged
David Kirkpatrick, 1/5/2012

Mandela’s Party Falters as Fighting Splits ANC in South Africa
Mike Cohen, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/5/2012

Bomb Blasts Target Northern Nigeria
VOA News, 1/5/2012

Explosions rock Maiduguri, Damaturu as Boko Haram ‘ultimatum’ expires
Vanguard, 1/5/2012
Nigeria Defends End of Fuel Subsidies as Workers Plan Strike
Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Chris Kay, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/5/2012

Libyan soldiers demand salaries
Mohammed Al Tommy, Chicago Tribune, 1/5/2012

Information Technology's Dangerous Trend in Africa
Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Bloomberg, 1/5/2012

Chinese foreign minister hails Africa as 'golden ground'
AFP, Google, 1/5/2012

Youssou N'Dour Sets Sights On Senegal's Presidency
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR, 1/5/2012

AU: Somalia's al-Shabab Being 'Systematically Destroyed'
Peter Heinlein, VOA, 1/5/2012

Jan. 4, 2011

Libyan Leader Says Militia Clashes Could Create Civil War
David Goodman, New York Times, 1/4/2012

Libya Army Chief of Staff Wants to Disarm Fighters
Rami Al-Shaheibi, Associated Press, Time, 1/4/2012

Prosecutor Accuses Security Forces of Interfering in Mubarak Trial
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/4/2012

Prosecutors accuse Mubarak over protesters' deaths
Marwa Awad, Reuters, 1/4/2012

Three killed in series of attacks in Nigeria
The Hindu, 1/5/2012

Nigeria Army Deploys Troops to North to Battle Militants
Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/4/2012

Raid on Rivals in South Sudan Shows Escalating Violence
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 1/4/2012

South Sudan: UN defends role in Pibor ethnic clashes
BBC News, 1/4/2012
"Alarming malnutrition" in Sudan conflict zones: UN
Reuters, 1/4/2012

Nigeria Unions Call for Fuel Price Strike, Protests
VOA News blogs, 1/4/2012

Kenya Says Forces Take Somali Town from al-Shabab
VOA News blogs, 1/4/2012

E.Africa ministers want to expand troops in Somalia
Aaron Maasho, Reuters, 1/4/2012

Singer Youssou N'Dour to run for president of Senegal
Randall Roberts, LA Times blogs, 1/4/2012

Rwandan FDLR rebels 'kill 26 in DR Congo'
BBC News, 1/4/2012

WEST AFRICA: Call for more coordinated approach to child protection
IRIN, 1/4/2012

Africa: Benefiting From The Tablet Wars
Fred Nwonwu, Daily Times, NG, 1/4/2012

Jan. 3, 2012

South Sudanese 'massacred' after fleeing Pibor
BBC News, 1/3/2012

Jan. 2, 2012

Prosecutors to begin their case in Hosni Mubarak's trial
Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, CNN, 1/3/2012

Egypt Holds Final Round of Voting as Mubarak Faces Prosecutors
Mariam Fam, Businessweek, 1/2/2012

South Sudan: Civilians Flee
Reuters, New York Times, 1/2/2012

Church Leader Urges Nigerians to Ignore Latest Militant Threat
James Butty, VOA, 1/3/2012

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Tell Christians to Quit North
Ardo Hazzard and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/2/2012
In Nigeria, Boko Haram Is Not the Problem
Jean Herskovitz, New York Times (o), 1/2/2012

Nigerians lose fuel subsidy, feel shock, outrage at gas prices
Yinka Ibukun, STLToday, 1/2/2012

Tunisia Seeks Guarantees Before Extraditing Former Libyan PM
VOA News, 1/2/2012

More than 20 feared dead in Kenyan boat crash
Flora Bagenal, Reuters, 1/2/2012

International banks ramp up presence in Africa
Andrew England, Financial Times, 1/2/2012

For Congo Children, Food Today Means None Tomorrow
Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 1/2/2012

Youssou N'Dour announces Senegal presidential bid
BBC News, 1/2/2012

Jan. 1, 2012

Undercutting Vow of Softer Stance, Egypt Again Defends Office Raids
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/1/2012

South Sudan 'sends more troops' to strife-torn town Pibor
BBC News, 1/1/2012

Nigeria's Ebonyi state ethnic clashes: 50 killed
BBC News, 1/1/2012

At Least 50 Killed in Ethnic Clash in Nigeria
VOA, 12/31/2011

Horn of Africa: US Proxy War in Somalia Veers Towards Regional Conflict
Finian Cunningham, Global Research, 1/2/2012

Local Options Help Slow Africa's Brain Drain
D.D. Guttenplan, New York Times, 1/1/2012